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Were the Jerusalem Council Decrees Universally Binding?

Acts 15:22-23, 28-29 (RSV) Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas ...
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Apostolic Succession as Seen in the Jerusalem Council

The standard Catholic apologetics argument from the Bible for apostolic succession is the selection of Matthias to succeed Judas (Acts 1:16-26). That includes taking note that the word for “office” in ...
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Devout Christians: The Jerusalem Council – Paul’s Fight for the True Gospel.

(ThyBlackMan.com) We know that Paul was there. He must have been in a combative mood, for he should really be going about his business of evangelizing, teaching and planting churches. But there he was ...
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Jerusalem's Armenian church leaders say Christian Zionism is 'damaging,' warn of harm to unity

The statement comes after a recent report by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem found “threats to Christian heritage." The Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in a ...
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For many evangelicals, Jerusalem is about prophecy, not politics

Editor’s Note: Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of 10 books on American religion and culture, including “Grateful: The ...
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To Some Zionist Christians And Jews, The Bible Says Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital

Those Jews and evangelical Christians who say an undivided Jerusalem should be the eternal capital of Israel have a ready answer for anyone who questions that claim: The Bible says so. The most ...